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Alabama and Florida may border one another, but according to this calculator that shows which countries your state's quality of life resembles most closely, they are a world apart. While Florida most strongly resembles Canada, Alabama is closer to Estonia.

The calculator, which was put together by the OECD, takes eight factors into account: income, jobs, health, access to services, environment, education, safety, and civic engagement. The OECD has long compiled a list of quality of life rankings around the world.

This regional comparison measure, though, is a new tool the OECD just came out with, explaining "national averages can mask our actual well-being as experienced where we live and work." In addition to comparing U.S. states, the calculator also breaks down the data into comparison for regions and countries throughout the world.

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You can check out the calculator right here — and then tell us in the comments if the comparisons for your region match up with your experiences, or if they surprise you.